Case-control study of an acute aflatoxicosis outbreak, Kenya, 2004

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1779-1783

  Azziz Baumgartner, Eduardo ^a   Lindblade, Kimberly ^b   Gieseker, Karen ^c   Rogers, Helen Schurz ^a   Kieszak, Stephanie ^a   Njapau, Henry ^d   Schleicher, Rosemary ^a   McCoy, Leslie F ^a   Misore, Ambrose ^e   DeCock, Kevin ^f   Rubin, Carol ^a   Slutsker, Laurence ^f   Nyamongo, J ^e   Njuguna, C ^e   Muchiri, E ^e   Njau, J ^e   Maingi, S ^e   Njoroge, J ^e   Mutiso, J ^e   Onteri, J ^e   Langat, A ^e   Kilei, I K ^e   Ogana, G ^e   Muture, B ^e   Nyikal, J ^e   Tukei, P ^g   Onyango, C ^g   Ochieng, W ^g   Mugoya, I ^e   Nguku, P ^e   Galgalo, T ^e   Kibet, S ^e   Manya, A ^e   Dahiye, A ^e   Mwihia, J ^e   Likimani, S ^e   Tetteh, C ^e   Onsongo, J ^h   Ngindu, A ^h   Amornkul, P ^f   Rosen, D ^f   Feiken, D ^f   Thomas, T ^f   Mensah, P ^h   Eseko, N ^h   Nejjar, A ^h   Onsongo, M ⁱ   Kessel, F ⁱ   Park, D L ^d   Nzioka, C ^c   Lewis, L ^a   Luber, G ^a   Backer, L ^a   Powers, C D ^a   Pfeiffer, C ^a   Chege, W ^c   Bowen, A ^c   more..

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^f Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kenya   (Kenya)

^g KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

ⁱ U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxicosis; Aflatoxin; Albumin adducts; Kenya; Lysine; Maize

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFLATOXICOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; JAUNDICE; KENYA; MAIZE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29144503268     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8384     Document Type: Article

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